Fence-post



(NO Model.) 1

SMITH. -FENGB BUST.

WITNESSBS: INVENTOR.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. r\-

FANNIE S. SMITH, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR,

BY DIREOT'AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO H. THOMAS AND W. F.4 THOMAS, YOF SAME PLACE, AND L. C. LAURENT, OF- SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS.

FENCE- POST.

lEPIECIFICA'IION forming partof Letters Patent No. 292,141, dated January 15, 11584.V

I ,Application led July 23, 1883. '(No model.)

.To all whom, t may concern,.- y Be it known that I, FANNIE S. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts; vand. I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the 1o art to which it appertains to make and use the` same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specication, and in whichl Figure l is a perspective view of my irnproved fence-post. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 3 isa cross-sectional View on line :r x, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in allthe figures.

' My invention has relation to ametallic fencepost; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described and', claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A A represent a single piece of heavy band-iron,`bent at about the middle of its length in such a manner that when the two parts A and A are brought together they are at rightA angles to 3o each other, the upper part of the post being T-shaped, as will be clearly seen by reference to Fig. 3 ofthe drawings. The part A has its lower end bent out atan angle from the principal part A, and is held in that position by 3 5 a connecting-brace, B, also made of band-iron. This brace serves to strengthenthelower part of the post, and has its ends bent to t around the parts A and A of the post, and is held in position by means of wires C C, which pass 4o through holes K, pierced through the ends of the brace and the ends of the parts A and A, and are then twisted around the parts A A in the manner shown in the drawings.

D D D represent notches or grooves on the outer edgeof the principal part A ofthe post, into which the fence-wires F, which extend from post to post, lit. The part A of the post is pierced with holes E E, opposite each of the notches or grooves D, through 5o which the ends of a piece of wire, G, are passed, the holes being so placed that the shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings.

ends of the wire will pass one on each side of the part A, theends of the wire crossing each other at the edge of the part A, and being then twisted around' the fence-wire F, as clearly The tyingwires G thus serve to bind the upper parts of the post firmly together, and also serve to hold the fence wire in its position in the grooves D. The tying-wire which secures the lower fence-wire passes through a hole in the part A, its ends being secured around the f fence-wire in the manner described. The wire H, passing through holes I in the top of the post, serves to hold the parts A A rmly together atthe point where they are bent or twisted, and also serves to hold the top fencewire in position, as shown in the drawings. The ends of the parts A A are pointed or sharpened for convenience in inserting the post into'the ground. The post is forced into the ground,l until the top of the connectingbrace or anchor B is just eitherabove or below the surface, as desired.

From the foregoing description, taken 'in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction of my improved fence-post will vreadily be understood without requiring extended explanation.

It will be seen that my improved fence-post 8o is simple in construction, and, being made out of band or strap iron, it can be sold at an extremely low price, thus forming a cheap and serviceable post.

Having. thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- A metallic fence-post consisting of the stand ard formed by the parts A and A in one piece, disposed at right angles to each other, and having holes K E I, and notches D, connecting-brace B, and wire ties C G H, all constructed and combined substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EANNIE s. SMITH.

- Witnesses: GEO. T. GILMOEE, F. E. BowERs. 

